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FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM - Paradise Regained
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Written by Mark Reed
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Monday, 21 July 2008
First things first, this captures the last filmed recording of the original, and some would say, classic Nephilim lineup in Dusseldorf in March 1991. Taken from a German TV broadcast on the Rockpalast show, it captures a clearly schizophrenic band trying to walk a path between their extended near-prog goth leanings and their original, heavier path. Musically the band are on fine form as a tightly coiled spring, and the performance is faultless. Unlike their previous live long form releases ("Visionary Heads" and "Forever Remain"), this captures a cinema verite moment of the bands life, with no overdubs or fancy visual tricks, presenting the band 'as is' in one take. Completists will notice an appearance of a few songs not on the accompanying "Earth Inferno" album as well.
About the only thing about the release about which I am unsure is that it clearly seems to be lacking the official Nephilim seal of approval : thankfully far far better than the "Genesis And Revelation" 3disc set of live material, shoddy bootleg mixes and ancient fan-circulated footage, it nevertheless does not quite reach the quality standard one would expect from the Nephilim's exacting standards. But its good enough, and, as an interregnum stop-gap between the 1990 "Visionary Heads" concert, and the long-awaited and delayed 2007 "24th Moment" concert DVD currently in production, it does a competent and enjoyable job of briging the gap. Worth getting if you have a spare few quid and want a new Nephilim experience.Only registered users can write comments.
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